The black cat does not die. Those same books, if I am not mistaken, teach that the black cat is deathless. Deathless as evil. It is the origin of the common superstition of the cat with nine lives.

— Hjalmar Poelzig (Boris Karloff)

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19 seconds sound clip from the The Black Cat (1934) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:21:48.341 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- There are many things under the sun.

- I shall show you your rooms.

- Strange about the cat. Joan seemed so curiously affected when you killed it.

- That was coincidence, I think.

- However, certain ancient books say that the black cat is the living embodiment of evil. At death that evil enters into the nearest living thing. It is...

- The black cat does not die. Those same books, if I am not mistaken, teach that the black cat is deathless. Deathless as evil. It is the origin of the common superstition of the cat with nine lives.

- You will sleep here, Vitus.

- Thank you. Good night.

- Good night, gentlemen.

- Good night, Vitus. Sleep well.

- An extremely interesting and capable man.

- Yes.

- I hope you will be comfortable.

- Thank you.

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